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One more opportunity for sleepwalking Re: “Warnings, plain covers for pot packaging,” Nov. 22. Aside from bona fide medical use, it seems pot legalization may actually help lull a populace into a sleepwalking oblivion from the world and issues. More happy campers. More votes? By the way, will there be surgeon general warnings […]

The council notebook is a weekly roundup of tidbits from city hall. DEVONIAN GARDENS Half of an urban tropical oasis on the fourth floor of a downtown mall is now re-open, with a full opening expected by early 2018 — a far cry from timelines the city initially promised. When the popular Devonian Gardens were shuttered in […]

Russia is the only larger country on the planet than Canada, by land mass, so it’s not surprising we have an impressive list of fair shares of firsts and standouts. For starters, we’ve got Kraft dinner, butter tarts, Nanaimo bars, the Swiss Chalet restaurant chain, and if you’re feeling highfalutin, there’s the Canadarm, the robotic arms that […]

Heading into Grey Cup weekend, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion now sits on the one-yard line. Kinder Morgan Canada president Ian Anderson says dirt on the project still hasn’t been turned, fully one year after the company’s pipeline expansion was approved by the Trudeau government. And that, in a nutshell, […]

When it comes to Canadian pro football, Julie Van Rosendaal is the first to admit she’s more of a bandwagon jumper than regular cowbell-shaking fan. “I hate that I’m the fair-weather type,” she says, “but my husband Mike follows it all season long, so he makes up for me.” When it comes to Grey Cup-watching […]

Maybe it’s because of the city’s deep-rooted passion for football. Or perhaps it’s our fondness for suds. Either way, it seems whenever Calgary is involved in the Grey Cup, things get a little, well, let’s call them unpredictable — both on and off the field. Ahead of Sunday’s big game, here’s our selection of five […]

For a second Grey Cup in a row, there won’t be a horse galloping the sidelines to celebrate Stampeder touchdowns. The long-standing Calgary tradition has been banned under a CFL policy against living mascots on the sidelines of the Grey Cup. Quick Six, Calgary’s beloved equine mascot, has charged down the sidelines at McMahon Stadium […]

Whether the hometown Stamps win or lose, Calgary’s Grey Cup Committee still wants Grey Cup revellers to experience a warm slice of western hospitality. But Alexander Dubyk, spokesman for the 70-strong group of volunteers that will put Calgary’s best face forward at the annual celebration of Canadian football supremacy, said it certainly makes things more […]

WINNIPEG — On a blustery Friday at Grey Cup, Jon Cornish was part of a group that put about 60 local kids through the paces for Jumpstart and chances are it’s the last time you see the Calgary Stampeders star do anything football related again. While Cornish hasn’t confirmed the decision on his CFL future, […]

Those rumours of inner strife. The claims that first-year head coach Jeff Tedford has lost the troops. That offensive co-ordinator George Cortez has lost the plot. That Andrew Harris is unhappy. That Manny Arceneaux is unhappy. That virtually everybody in orange and black this side of long-serving equipment guru Kato Kasuya has some kind of […]

VANCOUVER — Talk about taking the ‘next man up’ mantra literally. The Calgary Stampeders have deployed a number of variables on their defensive line this injury-dotted CFL season and that, in itself, will end up being a blessing as they prepare for the biggest game of the year — the 2014 Grey Cup versus the Hamilton […]

Youthful images of the father flicker past on the screen, the wiry No. 89 in Buffalo blue exploding into kick returners, sacrificing each molecule of his being, every fibre of those 183 pounds. Pinch-hitting in a receiving role. Leading by example. Frequent AFC Conference ecstasy. Habitual Super Bowl heartache. “I was six when he retired,” […]

VANCOUVER — When Brandon Banks latches onto a punt, those gents pounding down the field from the opposite direction in hot pursuit of their quarry? They’re what’s known as the run-for-cover team. Understand, this Banks fellow is the USS Enterprise on Warp Speed. A Bugatti Veyron being used as a getaway car. He’s Dash from […]

From his office in Katy, Texas, Pat Dowling is more than happy to chat. “Do I have a minute to talk about Bo Levi Mitchell?” says the man the Calgary Stampeders’ quarterback cites as being a pivotal influence in his development. “I’ve got all day to talk about Bo Levi Mitchell.” Back in the day, […]

On small, incisive moments, titles are won, leaders forged, legends cemented. “National championship game,” recalls Bo Levi Mitchell. “We’re down 19-0. And I’d just thrown a pick. At that moment, I’ll admit, a little bit of doubt had set in. They score here, we go down four scores and the game is maybe over. “My […]

Keon Raymond described the Calgary Stampeders’ current rarefied state using a little aquatic terminology. “We had a good chapel service right before the (Western final) game and our chaplain Rodd Sawatzky made this analogy,” began the engaging Stampeder veteran, trying to put a novel spin on his team’s pursuit of excellence, “in a swimming pool […]

DeQuin Evans ran the spectrum of emotions on Sunday afternoon at McMahon Stadium, from the lowest of the lows to the highest of highs in a span of just a few hours. The first-year Calgary Stampeder defensive lineman, pencilled in to start at tackle, suffered a freak injury in the pre-game warm-up, tearing the calf […]

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